The Ardonagh Group has announced (6 December 2023) the following changes to its senior management team for 2024:
Conor Brennan will assume the new role of Executive Chairman of Ardonagh International, bringing entities previously part of Ardonagh Europe and Ardonagh Global Partners into one platform supported by one leadership team.
Conor, who previously led Ardonagh Europe, will be joined by Des O’Connor, previously CEO Ardonagh Global Partners, in the new role of Chief Investment Officer International.
They will be supported by John McCarthy as CFO International, who has transitioned his Arachas CFO responsibilities to Martin Mohan.
In Ireland, Joey Wynne, currently Deputy CEO of Arachas, will step into the Arachas CEO role* in line with a longstanding succession plan.
Antony Erotocritou will take on the role of Group Chief Commercial Officer, working with Chief Executive David Ross, CFO Diane Cougill and CIO Aurelio Cusaro, on corporate and financial transactions.
Andrew Wallin, previously Group Head of M&A, has been appointed CEO of Specialty Broking*.
Commenting on the appointments, Group CEO David Ross said:
“We have very deliberately built a deep bench of talent within our top team, a group of people with unique expertise and complementary skillsets. Over the years we have been able to draw on this time and time again as the shape and structure of this company has evolved. Once again, we are able to leverage our pool of exceptional people to build further on Ardonagh’s track record as an asset manager intent on delivering maximum value for our businesses and shareholders.”
*Subject to regulatory approval